Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-13

mr2 MAHH EnrAKa AND ARRnAEa m Fans
r1n PEkAErx % A Exzn Eo1 LrTs.
EAK1 LAKn. Ana. ll.--Fred HoTt, alias
Neleoman uaa shus % asaAh n tha
yard Of Ne pgHlleutlary, feuR miles
fsom shis sisy, al l9sl5 esday. The ar
suN party enaaiEfe6 of nse men With
Fias8 DR. Hamll1na pinnsa 4 rossils
ever H9ytAs heart and huld him 20 b.
| frm. look silaieAt a he auns and
danAA would eome qnlaklv. He woula
BE- mutilntaa Il ks nfnohsd.
1Aa cDndemned man showed TIE NJ
mus1 hFmnsB nnd saia he forrave
everybody, but II Be- haa had q fair
ahow % ihe lrsi trial be Woald Dot Be
hare today. he came ona Of his cell
snokiag : cigar. whieA hs ksp1 10 IS
moulh 10 ths lasA and posed as for q
| pAo1oerapk. he was sssisa on s shsiE
apsn q hlaakea. and aat ~ arm and
straiaht.
MAEszAL DxxR aAvR Tm woRD
-Raadr, arsln Tha oraak az avs riass
rang Cut aa une and tbs Fiaid body Of
the dead man retained IL pose. the
body faliinR fugward and the limbs
resting a the FuR an when he sat ap-
KlKh4. Two bullsaa piarned the small
rosetle pinned over hls hearA enc q
little above and he ether llatla bal0w,
the deAth being inglanlaneoua.
Ihe case waa one Of great celebrity In
Utah and WyomfaR, for the length and
atroelty Of the circumstances. Tue
murdef vas oommietsd IL Park Citv,
Utah, Jnly 8, l6S0. The Viciim, John r.
Turner, son og John w. Turner, the
aheriR ok Utah county, had started out
VITA two teams 10 Re1 work. He met
hoyt. vie had heen In jail at Provo.
The ce1nty seat Of UtRh county, for
drunkennesa and horse stealing. he
engaged him 70 hslp drive team.
THY okMrnD roanTuna
And we're f0und latsr By Jack Emerson.
Aha dsed vas eommitied with an AKA. |
Ths next day Hoyt and Emerson started |
With the teams. trading OF the grain IL |
TIE wagons for whisky and provisions,
with the dead body IN NE bottom under |
The sacks Of grain. That night Heyt /
the body with rocks and brush
and tried 10 burn 4. Tha teams we're \
laFned eastward ana Que vas cold by
doyt q Piedmonl end the oaheE a
9reea River Hoyt took the money and
bed . gay time with whisky and women
. Oheyenna. until Sheriff Turner, father
u the murdered man caught 40 and
Identified him. In tbs meantime
TRE BoDr EAD BnER FouND.
Identified AID an Inquest ksld. o. the
Eay from CheYenne hiiher, 81 Green
River and a Echo, attempts we're made
o lynch Hoyt. but be YES protected By
sheriff Turner, father Of the victim, Il
Eho had H0Vt In clatodV.
Tue first trial began February i6.
e8l, and resulted IN conviction, but the
United States 6apreme Court ordered o
lew trial because The Judges inslrue-
ions we're not received To writing as Fe.
I1ired By Law. The seoond conviction
u March 8, 1883, vas rovereed on 40
lo1nt OF 1udQo HnuteF,m errors. The
bird trial on April 29ih, reanlled IN an
lsheR conviction and another appeal, |
nd the United States eupFerna Court
gain reveraed Il and oFderod q new
rial because the record did nos contain
he charge Of Judge Hantsr.
FnpNa TINS APPRAL
The Territorial Judge refused 10 grant
stay Of execution, and Hsyt was about
o be shot 10 death In apite Of his ap-
,eal, when Acting 0ovofnor Thomas
IfAntoQ O respite
Tue fourth trial before Judes Zane,
ROM Beptame3r q % 3, 1885, resulted
q eonvio1ioD. Appeal vas taken aa
.efoFe and the judgement was affirmed.
Fhe FsmittoF reached the Third District
J0uEt here June -. 1881, and on the
ame day lhe OouFt Foaet the time %
Ixeoation for August 1ith. Hoyt hav-
az been given his choice betweea hang
ng and shooting, e. the laws OF Utah [
IFOvided, choss TIE latter.